Clinical Trial: Reflective Testing for Early Diagnosis of Pituitary Dysfunction

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Use of Reflex Strategies and Reflective Testing in the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory for Early Detection of Pituitary Dysfunction in Patients From Primary Care.

Brief Summary:

Early detection and management of pituitary dysfunction reduces the morbidity that ensues as a consequence of missed or delayed diagnosis of this condition, and which may result in life-threatening events and increased mortality.

The investigators study will explore the use of reflex strategies within the laboratory in capturing suspicious pituitary function test results from Primary Care patients and following these up with appropriate reflective testing. Subsequently patients identified from these results to have a possible underlying piuitary dysfunction will have an alert sent to their family physician prompting referral to the Endocrine team for further investigation and management.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Manal Elnenaei

Current Primary Outcome: Number of patients found to have biochemical evidence of possible pituitary dysfunction [ Time Frame: One year ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Number of patients from primary outcome found to have true pituitary dysfunction [ Time Frame: 6- 12 months ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Nova Scotia Health Authority

Dates:
Date Received: March 2, 2015
Date Started: August 2015
Date Completion: April 2017
Last Updated: March 30, 2015
Last Verified: March 2015